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Writers:
Balys Sruoga (novel) and
Ricardas Gavelis (writer)
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Release Date:
23 September 2005 (Lithuania) more
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The story about one man- an artist and an intellectual- who was imprisoned by two brutal regimes, the Nazis and the Soviets... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Valentinas Masalskis ... Professor
Steven Berkoff ... Commandant Hoppe
Robertas Urbonas ... Martin Heidel
Liubomiras Lauciavicius ... Wacek Kazlowski
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Diana Aneviciute ... Professor's wife
Regina Arbaciauskaite ... Frau Belenke
Monika Biciunaite ... Hoppe's wife
Rolandas Boravskis ... Monschtet
Svobanas Dainius ... Zagorski
Rimante Gasparaviciene ... Japanese prisoner
Migle Grakauskaite ... Professor's daughter
Marius Jampolskis ... SS Guard leading the Professor
Irmantas Jankaitis ... Germinski
Ridas Jasiulionis ... German civilian
Einaras Jokubauskas ... Prisoner clerk
Liutauras Kasiulaitis ... Franciszek
Vytautas Kontrimas ... Photographer
Darius Miniotas ... Franc Bloy
Valdas Misevicius ... Ukrainian prisoner
Saulius Mykolaitis ... Officer
Rimantas Pelakauskas ... Vegetarian prisoner
Sarunas Puidokas
Rytis Saladzius ... Fugitive with galoshes
Henrikas Savickas ... Interrogator
Edgaras Savickis ... Arno Pliac
Ramunas Simukauskas ... Klawan
Arunas Smailys ... Rainer Kliauge
Vladas Zalkauskas ... Bald-headed capo
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Also Known As:
Dievu miskas (Lithuania)
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Lithuania:120 min
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Recommended, 23 September 2005
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Author: kasyrabl from Lithuania

Hello everybody, I'm from Lithuania, the country where this movie was made :) Although I haven't seen it yet, I've read the book, which the movie is based on, "Balys Sruoga - Dievu Miskas" (Forest of the Gods) several times and the least I can say is that it's absolutely wonderful, capturing the cruelties of the concentration camp with subtle black humour and irony. Especially when describing the main "bad guys" (gards, authority of the camp). As you may know the book which the movie is based on is an autobiography of the author Balys Sruoga, he suffered in this camp and survived, then wrote a book. Not sure how good the movie is, but judging from the book it should be a masterpiece. Obviously, this movie should be viewed in original Lithuanian language for maximum effect, because sometimes, well most of the time, the subtitles are somewhat terrible. That'll be all,sorry for mistakes if any :)

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